Shade roller and curtain pole bracket



March 25, 1941. J. DUFFEK ETAL 2,236,334

' SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN POLE BRACKET Filed,June 28, 1939 Inventor By Emma.

A ttomeys Patented Mar. 25, 1941 PATENT OFFICE SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN POLE BRACKET Joseph Duflek and Anthony Gompagnone, Gloversville, N. Y.

Application June 28, 1939, Serial No. 281,742

1 Claim.

This invention relates to brackets for supporting a shade roller and curtain pole, the general object of the invention being to so arrange the parts that the adjustable part of the bracket is held at an angle so that one end will support an end of a shade roller while the other end will support a curtain pole with the shade roller below the pole.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

)5 In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary front view of a win- 30 dow frame showing a pair of brackets in place.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the blank from which the slide member of the bracket is formed.

Figure 4 is a view of the blank from which the 1-, bracket proper is formed.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, there is provided a pair of brackets A one at each side of the Window frame for supporting ends of a shade roller and curtain pole. Each bracket includes a bracket part which is formed from a blank B which includes a rectangular base part I, a tapered intermediate part 2 and an offset end part 3. The part 2 is bent at right angles to the part I on the line 5 and the part 3 is bent at right angles to the part 2 on the line 6 so that the parts I, 2 and 3 are of substantially Z-shape in plan but the part 3 extends upwardly and away from the window opening at an incline as shown in Figure 1. The

side edges of the part 3 are bent on the line 1 to form channel flanges 8.

The holding member of the bracket is formed from a blank C as shown in Figure 3 which is of elongated form and has a rounded end which is bent on the transverse line 9 to form the outward- ;5 1y turned part II] having an opening therein for receiving the pintle of a shade roller and the other end part is bent on the fold line H which terminates in a slit l2 and the part at the slit being folded on the line I3 to provide the lip 14 and below the lip the bent end I5 is provided With a slit IS. The ends l and 15 are bent on vertical lines While the major part of the member extends upwardly and outwardly when held by the channels 8. Thus the part II] for holding a pintle of a roller is in a vertical plane and the end I is also in a vertical plane with the lip 14 arranged horizontally to receive a portion of a curtain pole as does the slit l6.

As will be seen each member C is slidably arranged in the channels 8 of the member B and this places the part In for holding an end of a shade roller at a lower level than the part l5 for holding the end of a curtain pole. Also this arrangement of holding the part C at a slope makes the weight of the curtain and shade keep the slide member C in adjusted position.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A curtain and shade bracket comprising a bracket part of Z shape in cross section for attachment to a window frame and having an outer forwardly and laterally offset part provided with upwardly and outwardly sloping upper and lower edge channels at its upper and lower edges, a bar member having an intermediate part sloping upwardly and outwardly and slidably arranged in said channels, the lower end of said bar being bent at right angles and into a vertical plane and having an opening therein for receiving a pintle of a shade roller and the other end of the bar being bent at right angles and into a vertical plane and formed with curtain pole engaging parts, said last-named end including a horizontally arranged lip and a slit below the lip.

JOSEPH DUFFEK. ANTHONY COMPAGNONE. 

